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Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on Jan. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport.

Philadelphia archbishop: ‘My heart sank’ after learning of Friday plane crash

Feb 1, 2025

By Tina Dennelly

“My heart sank when I learned that an aircraft crashed at Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia tonight,”... Read more

Father Frederick Edlefsen is pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Arlington, Virginia.

Catholic priest at crash site of deadly midair collision: ‘It was my duty’ to be there

Jan 31, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

After the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, Father Frederick Edlefsen made his way to the scene... Read more

Emergency response units search the wreckage on Jan. 30, 2025, of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after it crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport the night before. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on both aircraft.

Pope Francis offers condolences after deadly midair collision near Washington, DC

Jan 30, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The pope sent a personal message to President Donald Trump on Jan. 30 as search efforts continued in and around... Read more